Target’s Optimized Builds

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NHL 13: Target’s Optimized Builds

For those of you that want to see my examples of player builds when they are optimized, I have decided to go through each build and provide one. All the builds are based on playing with human goalies and a Legend 3 player. I have added a bonus build at the end that I use for computer goalies!

a. Playmaker

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

87

+5

92

Hand-Eye

85

0

85

Off. Awareness

87

0

87

Passing

87

+5

92

Puck Control

87

+5

92

SS Accuracy

65

0

65

SS Power

65

0

65

WS Accuracy

81

+5

86

WS Power

73

+8

81

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

76

0

76

Body Checking

65

0

65

Def. Awareness

82

0

82

Discipline

87

0

87

Faceoffs

84

0

84

Fighting Skill

65

0

65

Shot Blocking

73

0

73

Stick Checking

80

0

80

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

82

+8

90

Agility

82

+5

87

Balance

76

0

76

Durability

69

0

69

Endurance

80

+5

85

Speed

82

+8

90

Strength

65

0

65

Boosts:

WS Accuracy +5

WS Power +5

WS Power +3

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +3

Endurance +5

Deking +5

Passing +5

Puck Control +5

b. Sniper

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

83

+5

88

Hand-Eye

81

0

81

Off. Awareness

76

+5

81

Passing

80

+5

85

Puck Control

84

+5

89

SS Accuracy

70

0

70

SS Power

70

0

70

WS Accuracy

80

+5

85

WS Power

80

+5

85

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

80

0

80

Body Checking

76

0

76

Def. Awareness

78

0

78

Discipline

80

0

80

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

65

0

65

Shot Blocking

66

0

66

Stick Checking

78

0

78

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

82

+8

90

Agility

80

+5

85

Balance

65

0

65

Durability

67

0

67

Endurance

80

+5

85

Speed

82

+8

90

Strength

78

0

78

Boosts :

WS Accuracy +5

WS Power +5

Offensive Awareness +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +5

Endurance +5

Deking +5

Passing +5

Puck Control +5

c. Two-Way Forward

This is one of only two builds I would use for centre (the other being grinder). If you do use it as a centre, remove the +3 from agility and put a +5 on faceoffs. Then, remove attributes from shot blocking and body checking until you have enough to max it out to 92.

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

83

+5

88

Hand-Eye

80

0

80

Off. Awareness

79

+5

84

Passing

82

+5

87

Puck Control

82

+5

87

SS Accuracy

65

0

65

SS Power

65

0

65

WS Accuracy

77

+5

82

WS Power

77

+5

82

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

80

0

80

Body Checking

76

0

76

Def. Awareness

85

0

85

Discipline

87

0

87

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

65

0

65

Shot Blocking

79

0

79

Stick Checking

85

0

85

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

82

+8

90

Agility

80

+8

88

Balance

67

0

67

Durability

65

0

65

Endurance

85

0

85

Speed

82

+8

90

Strength

78

0

78

Boosts :

WS Accuracy +5

WS Power +5

Offensive Awareness +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +3

Agility +5

Deking +5

Passing +5

Puck Control +5

d. Power Forward

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

83

0

83

Hand-Eye

82

0

82

Off. Awareness

82

+5

87

Passing

81

+5

86

Puck Control

81

+8

89

SS Accuracy

68

0

68

SS Power

65

0

65

WS Accuracy

77

+5

82

WS Power

80

+5

85

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

82

0

82

Body Checking

87

0

87

Def. Awareness

78

0

78

Discipline

80

0

80

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

65

0

65

Shot Blocking

78

0

78

Stick Checking

80

0

80

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

82

+8

90

Agility

78

+5

83

Balance

70

0

70

Durability

66

0

66

Endurance

78

+5

83

Speed

82

+8

87

Strength

85

0

85

Boosts :

WS Accuracy +5

WS Power +5

Offensive Awareness +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +3

Endurance +5

Puck Control +3

Passing +5

Puck Control +5

e. Grinder

As mentioned earlier, this is the only other build I would use for centre. If you do choose the grinder for your centre I would suggest to remove a +5 from offensive awareness, agility or endurance (depending on what you prefer) and putting a +5 on faceoffs. Then remove attributes from body checking until your faceoffs are maxed out at 92.

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

80

+5

85

Hand-Eye

84

0

84

Off. Awareness

76

+5

81

Passing

76

+5

81

Puck Control

78

+5

83

SS Accuracy

65

0

65

SS Power

67

0

67

WS Accuracy

76

+5

81

WS Power

77

+5

82

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

82

0

82

Body Checking

87

0

87

Def. Awareness

85

0

85

Discipline

78

0

78

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

65

0

65

Shot Blocking

65

0

65

Stick Checking

85

0

85

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

82

+8

90

Agility

79

+5

84

Balance

67

0

67

Durability

65

0

65

Endurance

80

+5

85

Speed

87

+8

95

Strength

65

0

65

Boosts :

WS Accuracy +5

WS Power +5

Offensive Awareness +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +5

Endurance +5

Deking +5

Passing +5

Puck Control +5

f. Tough Guy

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

76

+5

81

Hand-Eye

78

0

78

Off. Awareness

75

+5

80

Passing

72

+5

77

Puck Control

73

+5

78

SS Accuracy

65

0

65

SS Power

68

0

68

WS Accuracy

73

+8

81

WS Power

87

0

87

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

87

0

87

Body Checking

87

0

87

Def. Awareness

78

0

78

Discipline

75

0

75

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

87

0

87

Shot Blocking

78

0

78

Stick Checking

80

0

80

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

80

+8

88

Agility

76

+5

81

Balance

76

0

76

Durability

67

0

67

Endurance

78

+5

83

Speed

80

+8

88

Strength

87

0

87

Boosts :

WS Accuracy +5

WS Accuracy +3

Offensive Awareness +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +5

Endurance +5

Deking +5

Passing +5

Puck Control +5

g. Offensive Defenseman

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

80

0

80

Hand-Eye

80

0

80

Off. Awareness

79

0

79

Passing

83

+5

88

Puck Control

75

+5

80

SS Accuracy

82

+5

87

SS Power

82

+8

90

WS Accuracy

65

0

65

WS Power

67

0

67

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

75

0

75

Body Checking

77

0

77

Def. Awareness

85

0

85

Discipline

76

0

76

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

65

0

65

Shot Blocking

65

0

65

Stick Checking

80

0

80

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

82

+8

90

Agility

82

+5

87

Balance

71

0

71

Durability

65

0

65

Endurance

80

0

80

Speed

82

+8

90

Strength

72

+8

80

Boosts :

SS Power +5

SS Power +3

SS Accuracy +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +5

Strength +5

Puck Control +5

Strength +5

Passing +5

h. Defensive Defenseman

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

70

0

70

Hand-Eye

78

0

78

Off. Awareness

72

0

72

Passing

80

+5

85

Puck Control

74

+5

79

SS Accuracy

75

+8

83

SS Power

87

+8

95

WS Accuracy

70

0

70

WS Power

74

0

74

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

82

0

82

Body Checking

87

0

87

Def. Awareness

87

0

87

Discipline

76

0

76

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

65

0

65

Shot Blocking

65

0

65

Stick Checking

85

0

85

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

77

+8

85

Agility

75

+5

80

Balance

79

0

79

Durability

65

0

65

Endurance

80

0

80

Speed

80

+8

88

Strength

85

+5

90

Boosts :

SS Power +5

SS Accuracy +3

SS Accuracy +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +5

SS Power +5

Puck Control +5

Strength +5

Passing +5

i. Two-Way Defenseman

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

75

+5

80

Hand-Eye

79

0

79

Off. Awareness

77

+5

82

Passing

82

+5

87

Puck Control

78

+5

83

SS Accuracy

77

+5

82

SS Power

82

+5

87

WS Accuracy

72

0

72

WS Power

73

0

73

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

79

0

79

Body Checking

82

+5

87

Def. Awareness

85

0

85

Discipline

82

0

82

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

73

0

73

Shot Blocking

82

0

82

Stick Checking

82

0

82

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

82

+8

90

Agility

80

+5

85

Balance

71

0

71

Durability

67

0

67

Endurance

80

0

80

Speed

82

+8

90

Strength

80

0

80

Boosts :

SS Power +5

Off. Awareness +5

SS Accuracy +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +5

Body Checking +5

Puck Control +5

Deking +5

Passing +5

j. Tough Guy Defenseman

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

75

+5

80

Hand-Eye

78

0

78

Off. Awareness

72

+5

77

Passing

75

+5

80

Puck Control

73

+5

78

SS Accuracy

75

+8

73

SS Power

87

0

87

WS Accuracy

68

0

68

WS Power

75

0

75

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

87

0

87

Body Checking

87

+5

92

Def. Awareness

82

0

82

Discipline

75

0

75

Faceoffs

65

0

65

Fighting Skill

68

0

68

Shot Blocking

73

0

73

Stick Checking

84

0

84

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

80

+8

88

Agility

79

+5

84

Balance

71

0

71

Durability

66

0

66

Endurance

78

0

78

Speed

80

+8

88

Strength

87

0

87

Boosts :

Off. Awareness +5

SS Accuracy +3

SS Accuracy +5

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Acceleration +3

Agility +5

Body Checking +5

Puck Control +5

Deking +5

Passing +5

k. Computer Goalie Build: Playmaker

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Deking

87

+5

92

Hand-Eye

76

0

76

Off. Awareness

80

0

80

Passing

82

+5

85

Puck Control

87

+5

92

SS Accuracy

66

0

66

SS Power

65

0

65

WS Accuracy

85

+8

93

WS Power

78

+8

86

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Aggressiveness

76

0

76

Body Checking

69

0

69

Def. Awareness

82

0

82

Discipline

87

0

87

Faceoffs

84

0

84

Fighting Skill

65

0

65

Shot Blocking

65

0

65

Stick Checking

80

0

80

Attribute

Before Boost

Boost

Total

Acceleration

82

+5

87

Agility

82

+5

87

Balance

76

0

76

Durability

69

0

69

Endurance

80

+5

85

Speed

82

+8

90

Strength

65

0

65

Boosts :

WS Power +5

WS Accuracy +5

WS Power +3

Speed +5

Speed +3

Acceleration +5

Agility +5

WS Accuracy +3

Endurance +5

Deking +5

Passing +5

Puck Control +5

A couple notes about his build:

I am a right winger and because if this, if my centreman takes a penalty I will be forced to take the faceoffs. I find having that boost in faceoffs to be tremendously beneficial. If you are left wing or just don’t care about the faceoffs as a winger, then don’t put anything in faceoffs. Instead, put the rest of your points into shot blocking. If you need to, remove some body checking attributes to max out the shot blocking category.

Anyway guys, thanks for checking out this guide. I hope that you are able to find value in it and learn a couple of tricks that will really help you out in building your players.